προίζομαι

From LSJ

μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea

Source

Middle Liddell

Mid. to sit before, take the first seat, Hdt.